Winti religion

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religion
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Winti_Prei
Afro-Surinamese festivals
gptkbp:coreBelief ancestor veneration
healing through rituals
spirit world influences material world
gptkbp:currentPractices healing rituals
ancestral offerings
spirit consultations
gptkbp:diaspora gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:French_Guiana
gptkbp:followedBy Winti practitioners
gptkbp:hasClergy gptkb:Basia
Yes
Kabiten
Winti priest
gptkbp:hasSacredPlaces forests
rivers
homes of practitioners
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Winti religion
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:West_African_religions
Indigenous Surinamese beliefs
gptkbp:legalStatus recognized in Suriname
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Winti_spirits
gptkb:Ampuku
Anana
Gadu
Liba
gptkbp:mainLine gptkb:oral_tradition
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Suriname
gptkbp:persecutedBy criminalized under Dutch rule
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Afro-Surinamese_people
gptkbp:recognizedBy Suriname (since 1971)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:SanterĂ­a
gptkb:Vodou
gptkb:Obeah
gptkbp:revival 20th century
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:dance
gptkb:music
gptkb:Sranan_Tongo
spirit possession
gptkbp:sacredText amulets
herbs
calabash
ritual drums
gptkbp:status minority religion
gptkbp:suppressedBy Dutch colonial authorities
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Surinamese_folklore
gptkb:Winti_Prey
gptkb:Winti_spirits
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6